The household of “Brady” Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 439; dwelling #443; family #422; enum. June 29, 1870), as follows:

Brady Edgerton	35	b. VT	carpenter
Emma	30	b. NH	keeping house
Fred B.	4	b. VT

The household also included a number of boarders.

The household of Peleg Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 389; dwelling #23; family #26; enum. October 19, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Peleg Edgerton		45	VT	VT	VT	grocer
Emma E.	wife	39	NH	VT	NH	keeping house
Elizabeth Stevens	mother	67	NH	MA	NH	seamstress
Ada	sister	27	VT	VT	NH	boarder

The household of Peleg B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 108; dwelling #242; family #256; enum. June 20, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Peleg B. Edgerton	head	Jan. 1835	VT	65	M 35y	VT	VT
Emma E.	wife	June 1840	NH	59	M 35y	VT	NH

According to the above census record, Emma was the mother of one child, who had already died. Peleg’s occupation was listed as “labour (day)”.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Peleg Bowen Edgerton; Dorset, Bennington Co., VT.

1880 Federal Census – household of Peleg Bowen Edgerton; Dorset, Bennington Co., VT.

1900 Federal Census – household of Peleg Bowen Edgerton; Dorset, Bennington Co., VT.

Death Certificate – Mrs. Emma (Stevens) Edgerton; Vermont State Death Certificate Returns (unnumbered).